Lerato Mbhiza
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has announced that it will investigate what it has called serious allegations of maladministration in the Office of the Premier in KwaZulu-Natal after receiving a go-ahead from President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The Premier, Nomuse Dube-Ncube faces claims of unlawful and improper conduct, which occurred between April 2007 and July this year. Investigative work commenced on Wednesday, said the SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago.
If Dube-Ncube is found guilty of maladministration, the SIU will recommend that she is disciplined and If money needs to be returned, the case will be taken to a special tribunal.
Should the SIU find criminality, the case will be passed onto the National Prosecuting Authority, Kganyago said.
“The investigation will also look to see if there was any unauthorised, irregular, or fruitless and wasteful expenditure incurred by the Office of the Premier in KZN or losses suffered by the provincial office
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